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Making Cretan Style Pitakes?

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mj_toronto8

mj_toronto8

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I want to try to cook something Cretan before I visit, and I thought these might be worth trying.

The filling is a mix of greens, spinach, herbs like parsley, oregano, chives, and also scallions, maybe some onions. Some versions include a creamy cheese in the filling but I don't think I will do that.

In other words, the filling is under control.

However, I can't figure out what to do with the dough. I tried to make a batch of the dough from a recipe I found online but it didn't help.
 
mj_toronto8 said:
I want to try to cook something Cretan before I visit, and I thought these might be worth trying.

The filling is a mix of greens, spinach, herbs like parsley, oregano, chives, and also scallions, maybe some onions. Some versions include a creamy cheese in the filling but I don't think I will do that.

In other words, the filling is under control.

However, I can't figure out what to do with the dough. I tried to make a batch of the dough from a recipe I found online but it didn't help.
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What was the recipe for your dough?
 
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mj_toronto8 said:
I want to try to cook something Cretan before I visit, and I thought these might be worth trying.

The filling is a mix of greens, spinach, herbs like parsley, oregano, chives, and also scallions, maybe some onions. Some versions include a creamy cheese in the filling but I don't think I will do that.

In other words, the filling is under control.

However, I can't figure out what to do with the dough. I tried to make a batch of the dough from a recipe I found online but it didn't help.
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Might you have been trying to make kalitsounia?
 
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It's kalitsounia, as it turns out. I checked the recipe again. I think I need to make it again and trust the proportions in the recipe - I deviated it a lot when I was making the recipe because I thought it was regular phyllo, but it's a turnover dough and I didn't realize. I will try again. Thank you both!
 
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